Jimmie Johnson is chasing an unprecedented fifth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup title this year. The 34-year-old Californian is steadily emerging as one of the greatest talents in the sport’s history, and he’s emphasized the point over the past two weekends by winning back-to-back races at the Infineon Raceway road course… Read more
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Could Johnson be an F1 star?
June 28th, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 21 Comments
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Villeneuve’s star turn in NASCAR
June 21st, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 3 Comments
You have to give it to Jacques Villeneuve. At 39, a dozen years after winning the Formula 1 World Championship, the guy’s raw enthusiasm still thrives. When I bumped into him in Montréal at the Canadian Grand Prix, he was full of excitement about his pair of NASCAR Nationwide races… Read more
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Johnson back on winning form
February 22nd, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 1 Comment
Order was restored in NASCAR as defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson bounced back from failing to finish the Daytona 500 to score the 48th win of his career in Sunday’s 500-mile race at the California Speedway.
Johnson was the man to beat in California, leading 101 of the race’s… Read more
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Jamie’s magic touch at Daytona
February 15th, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | No Comments
Jamie McMurray scored a surprise win in Sunday’s Daytona 500, following two long delays because of a crumbling track and a series of late-race accidents.
McMurray was in sixth place for two of the last three restarts but was second for the final restart and, helped by Greg Biffle pushing… Read more
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Gordon gets back that winning feeling
April 9th, 2009 | Gordon Kirby | No Comments
NASCAR takes a rare weekend off over Easter, its drivers and teams enjoying a short pause in the 36-race Sprint Cup championship. After seven rounds, four-time champion Jeff Gordon leads the series with 1154 points, 162 more than his Hendrick Motorsports team-mate Jimmie Johnson. At the fearsome Texas Motor Speedway… Read more
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